Greensboro – Senior Noland Brown captured the ultimate prize in his sport this past weekend. Brown won the NCHSAA 1A State Championship in the Heavyweight class over the 2 day event.
In the Championship match Brown scored a 9-3 decision over Javon Armstrong of Pamlico County. Armstrong entered the tournament as the #1 seed from the East with a 21-1 overall record. While Brown entered the tournament as the #1 seed in the West with a 31-4 overall record.
Round one saw Brown square off with the #4 seed from the East, Cade Whitley (41-5) from South Stanly. Brown scored a 3-0 decision over Whitley to advance to the Semi-Finals of the Heavyweight bracket.
Nyterrius Williams of Rosewood was Brown’s opponent for the Semi-Finals. Williams (28-5) advanced with a win over CJ Henderson (28-2) of Elkin. In the Semi-Finals Brown pinned Williams at the 5:23 mark to advance to the State Championship match.